French Kids Eat Everything by Karen le Billon

Author:Karen le Billon [Billon, Karen Le]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780062103314
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-04-03T07:00:00+00:00

French Food Rule #7:

Limit snacks, ideally one per day (two maximum), and not within one hour of meals.

Understanding this rule requires some explanation. Feeding children in France often feels like taking a train in Switzerland: it’s always on schedule. In their daily routine, French children, like their parents, eat at the correctly scheduled time. (For special days and restaurant outings, this rule may be set aside, which is perhaps why some Americans have the impression that the French are so relaxed about eating times.) Just as important, French children do not eat at nonscheduled times. But scheduling meals does not mean (and is not viewed as) deprivation. The French anticipate eating. They have mastered the art of making delicious food of all kinds, and they themselves regularly indulge in it. The same is true with the goûter, which is associated with many cozy rituals (sort of like the traditional British afternoon tea). Milk and fresh fruit are often offered, but foods that Americans would recognize as snacks are usually the focus. Tartines (fresh baguette with butter and a sweet topping such as jam, honey, or chocolate spread) were the mainstay in my husband’s house when he was growing up. They are still his ultimate comfort food. After a couple of thick slices of fresh baguette with creamed honey, it is hard to feel deprived, even if it’s the only snack you’ll get all day.

We’ll just have to have really delicious snacks, I thought. Suddenly, this didn’t seem like such a bad idea after all.

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